Formations Classes

Marriage Class

This series of classes is not just for engaged couples but also married couples wanting a better, Christ-centered marriage. The classes focus on the theology and purpose of marriage, communication, money, biblical roles, intimacy and sex.

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Advocates Training

Veritas is a place for the broken, the poor, and the down-trodden. We want to pursue relationships with those who may allow cultural barriers (like homelessness and extreme poverty) to keep them from being a part of the church body. Veritas Advocates is a program that matches an individual struggling with chronic poverty and/or homelessness with an intentional friend.

Mercy & Community Development

Who are the poor and broken around us? What should mercy work look like in our neighborhoods? We’ll be discussing our theology of mercy, our core convictions as we serve, and why we believe community development is the way to go. This class will build a solid foundation and framework for anyone who has served or who is interested in serving with Veritas Mercy.

Gospel Parenting

In this three week class, we will examine God’s vision for parenting and how the gospel speaks into our lives as parents charged by God to care for His children. We will examine the scriptures to see God’s plan for our families, discuss gospel-centered practices, and build a parental community that supports one another and speaks the gospel into each other’s lives.

Spiritual Disciplines

This Veritas Learning Elective is designed to give an introductory overview of the dynamics involved in the formation of mature character in the life of the Christian. This course will help students: 1) Develop a theological approach to spiritual growth and renewal (Sanctification); and, 2) Experience the transforming power of the gospel through applying theological truths related to the Gospel of God’s grace to their lives and ministries.

How Christ Changes Us

“How Christ Changes Us” will cover the transforming power of the gospel by looking at past, present, and future grace. We will look at the biblical pattern of personal heart change, helping others change, and resolving conflicts biblically. Over the course of 3-weeks, we will have a teaching time, two testimonies, homework, and a real world case study each week to apply these truths.

Worship, Gathering and the Arts

This class will look at the purpose of the church as it gathers for worship–our liturgy: why we have it, what shapes it, and what it accomplishes. We will dive into the world of art and expression and how a gospel understanding of worship shapes our art. This class will benefit everyone–as we are all worshippers–but will be especially helpful to those involved with or engaging the arts, music, culture, our worship gatherings, etc.

Common Life Issues

“Common Life Issues” is a class that will walk through how the Gospel applies to three common struggles people face today: depression, anxiety, and anger. We will learn what God has to say about each of these from His Word and see the hope He offers in Christ to overcome them. This 3-week class will include devotionals, teaching, testimonies, and real-word scenarios to apply the truths we’ve seen in God’s Word.

Theology of Intimacy and Sex

Sex is the most intimate act two people can engage in. It is also something that causes conflict, frustration, and even confusion in marriages. If your marriage has some struggles in this area you are not alone. What we want to do in this class is to talk about how sex and intimacy fit into how God has organized the world. We’ll also talk about how you can grow in your intimacy with your spouse. This class is for married couples only.

Seeing Jesus in the Prophets

The Prophetic books of the bible can seem like a struggle to understand and comprehend. What are the Prophetic Books? What was the culture like in that time? Where can I find Jesus in these books? These are just a few questions we are going to tackle as we walk through Nancy Guthrie’s “The Word of the Lord, Seeing Jesus in the Prophets” Bible Study.This class is for women only.

Adoption & Foster Care

This is a class on adoption, fostering, kinship care, mentoring, and caring for children who need support. ​On any given day, more than 2,500 children are in the custody of a public agency, placed in foster care settings as they wait for an adoptive family to be their forever home. If you’re interested in finding unique ways to serve the most vulnerable children in our neighborhood, this class is for you. You’ll hear personal stories from kids in the foster care system, from parents who have adopted, and from families in the midst of foster care.

Theology of Suffering

Have you experienced suffering, pain, loss, abandonment? Have you walked with someone through deep suffering? In this three week class we will be taking a close look at suffering. Both what the God has to say about it–His promise and presence in it–and how to walk through it as a sufferer and a friend of a sufferer.

Biblical Evangelism

The calling to go and share the good news is for every single follower of Christ. So, why does it feel so difficult to share? Why is it so much easier to have small talk with your neighbor or co-worker when you have this astonishing good news tucked away in your heart? As a way to grow and become more equipped in this calling, we are offering this class that will walk through the “why” and “how” of sharing the gospel with others.

Soul Care Basics

We want to be a church that lives out the call to bear one another’s burdens and care for each other in the midst of real life. How do we live side by side with one another in community? What does it look like to move towards one another, especially when we are struggling through sin and suffering, to care for each other’s souls? We will dig into the basics of what gospel-centered care for one another looks like.

Stephen’s Speech:
Acts 6-7
Five Week Bible Study

In Acts 6 and 7 we are introduced to an ordinary but faithful man who was filled with the Holy Spirit. When adversity and persecution come calling he responds with the longest sermon recorded in the book of Acts, recounting the history of Israel and proclaiming that Jesus is the fulfillment of all the promises God made to and through his people in the Old Testament. Join us as we spend five weeks studying the speech Stephen gave just before he was martyred. From his words we will learn the history of God’s promises to Israel, how Jesus fulfills them all, and what it means to be an ordinary Christian whom God uses to passionately proclaim his good news to all the world.

1 Samuel

Please join us for our Bible study of 1 Samuel: A King Unlike the Nations (written and published by The Village Church Institute). This will be an opportunity for us to witness first hand that we are not the first of God’s people to suffer under the pain of pandemics and power struggles in a broken world. In our study of 1 Samuel we will discover God’s gracious plan to send to his people a king, who is unlike the surrounding nations, to mend this broken world and rule over it with righteousness and peace.

Book Studies on Racial Justice

Because of our love for God and his church, we want to continue working through what it means to pursue racial reconciliation from a gospel-centered framework, and we believe these books will help us do that.

Ministry of the Holy Spirit

What is the Holy Spirit and what does the Holy Spirit do? Are these questions you have asked or have ever wondered about? Often, the theology of the Holy Spirit is our least developed. Often, the theology of the Holy spirit is the most divisive and controversial theology we have. So let’s look at how we answer these questions, how we know what to believe, and what is the Holy Spirit doing today.

2nd Samuel Bible Study

Please join us for our winter Bible Study of 2 Samuel: A King Unlike the Nations. This is a great opportunity to start the new year diving into God’s word with others from our church.

As we study 2 Samuel, we will see we’re not the first people to deal with selfishness, division, family issues and power struggles. But, through all this, we will see how God is unfolding His plan to place a king over his people who would bring peace and unity.

Biblical Justice

In our sinful and broken world, the desire for justice is something everyone longs for. The world responds to injustice with a wide spectrum of explanations and solutions, but what does the Bible have to say about justice? As a community of Christ followers who are formed by the gospel and shaped by his Word, we are offering a class that answers the questions:

1. What is biblical justice and how does it differ from worldly views?
2. What are current and historic injustices that we see affecting our world?
3. How do we, as Christians, respond to injustice?

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The Gospel Centered Life: A Class About Core Topics of Christianity

This class is intended to help you understand how the Gospel shapes every aspect of Life. Through the course you will deepen your grasp of the Gospel as you see your need for continual renewal, grow as you experience transformation, and be challenged to develop authentic relationships as the Gospel moves you to love and serve others.

The Story of the Bible: How to Study and Apply it to Your Life

Have you ever felt like God and the Bible are important to you but you feel inadequate in your ability learn more? Maybe you’ve tried to faithfully read the Bible but struggle with its application or have been asked a challenging question regarding your faith but you’re not sure how to go about finding the answer. The Bible can seem out of touch or not applicable to all areas of life. This three week class will teach you how the Bible tells one big story and how you fit into that story, showing you its importance and relevance in your day-to-day life.